James Kerr | |
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Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Enoggera | |
In office 9 Oct 1920 – 11 Jun 1932 | |
Preceded by | William Lloyd |
Succeeded by | George Taylor |
Personal details | |
Born | James Stevingstone Kerr 1889 Rosewood, Queensland, Australia |
Died | 15 September 1960 (aged 70 or 71) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
Political party | CPNP |
Other political affiliations | National, United Party |
Spouse | Marjorie Atkinson (m.1922 d.1946) |
Occupation | Clerk |
James Stevingstone Kerr (1889 [1] – 15 September 1960) was a clerk and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [2]
Kerr was born at Rosewood, Queensland, to parents John Kerr and his wife Mary (née Caldwell). [1] He was educated at Brisbane Normal School and Brisbane Grammar School. He was the head office clerk at Queensland Railways and in World War I he was a Captain with the 26th Battalion. On his return to Australia he became the State Secretary of the Returned Services League. [2]
On 20 April 1922 he married Marjorie Atkinson (died 1946) [1] and together had one son and one daughter. He died in Toowoomba in 1960. [2]
Kerr, at first a member of the Nationalist Party, won the seat of Enoggera in 1920, defeating the sitting Labor member, William Lloyd. [3] He held the seat until his defeat in 1932 by the Labor Party's George Taylor. [4] During his time in parliament he was also a member of the United Party and the CPNP. [2]